Neir vs PrivMail

Neir is an email service with webmail, a desktop app, support for standard mail clients, Tor access, and a no-JavaScript webmail option. It supports IMAP, POP3, and SMTP clients including Thunderbird, Apple Mail, and Outlook, and is available on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, and the web. Webmail message-body copies and attachments are encrypted to the account’s OpenPGP key, but ordinary email is not end-to-end encrypted by Neir: incoming mail arrives over SMTP in the open, and the mail system processes plaintext and retains protocol-compatible mailbox copies. The open-source desktop app, licensed under AGPL-3.0, includes native notifications, automatic locking, and a local cache sealed with a key from the system vault. The Free plan costs nothing and includes a 10 MB mailbox and 10 random aliases; sending to addresses outside Neir requires Pro. Pro costs $4.99 a month and includes a 5 GB mailbox, unlimited aliases, and external sending. Signup does not require a legal name, phone number, recovery email, birth date, or ID. Neir is based in Sweden.

PrivMail, also called PrivateMail, provides encrypted email and file storage, along with tools including a calendar, tasks, notes and email aliases. Email supports end-to-end OpenPGP encryption. Users can generate or import OpenPGP keys, which the service says remain on their devices rather than its servers. SecureShare encrypts files locally before upload, for recipients to download and decrypt locally. PrivateMail Files encrypts synced-folder contents with AES 256 encryption and supports desktop folder sync. Users can add external services such as Gmail, Outlook or Mail.com and manage OpenPGP security through PrivateMail. Optional mobile sync covers native Android and iOS contacts and calendars. PrivateMail says it does not log inbox logins or IP addresses when users access its mail services. It is listed for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web and Windows. A free plan is available with a TorGuard subscription; it is webmail-only and includes 100mb email storage and 100mb file storage per month. Paid plan prices listed include $8.95 per month for Standard and $15.95 per month for PrivateMail Pro.